Tinnitus as a prognostic sign in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss remains a controversial problem with respect to etiology and the factors that might predict a favorable prognosis. This study evaluated the possible prognostic factors of recovery in 67 patients with idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss treated with steroids (prednisone), plasma expanders (intravenous dextran), and vasodilators (papaverine). Clinical recovery was estimated by contrasting the audiometric results on admission and those at discharge 10 days later.

Effect of submucosal diathermy in chronic nasal obstruction due to turbinate enlargement.

Nasal obstruction is one of the most common chronic presenting symptoms encountered by otolaryngologists. In most patients, the cause of nasal obstruction is either nasal septal deviation or turbinate hypertrophy owing to vasomotor or perennial allergic rhinitis. Most cases of hypertrophic turbinate are usually mild and respond to antihistamine therapy, local decongestions, or allergy desensitization; however, surgery is required in some cases.